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Erik Kaarstein

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Email
erik.kaarstein@uia.no
Phone
+47 38 14 13 38
Mobile phone
+47 41 28 49 04
Office
I3032 (Universitetsveien 25, 4630 Kristiansand, Norway)

Background and experience

Has extensive teaching experience from secondary and upper secondary school, as a teacher and physical education/sports teacher (1998-2020). Has a master's degree in sports science with the theme: "The importance of the teacher-student relationship for motivation in physical education – in light of the self-determination theory". Was employed as an assistant professor at UiA 01.08.2020 (Department of Sport Science and Physical Education), and further as an associate professor from January 2026.

Areas of responsibility

I am responsible for subject-didactic courses 1 and 2 (physical education and sports) in the teacher and PPU education, and coordinator for PPU sports.

Teaching

PPU/teacher education: Subject-didactics - theoretical, but also how we can do didactics in practice (PPU and teacher - 3rd and 4th year). Course coordinator

GLU 5-10: More practical and subject didactic topics (assessment and motor learning). 2nd and 3rd year.

Bachelor's thesis: Course coordinator and supervision of bachelor's theses. Use of AI in the bachelor's thesis.

Master's degree: Part of the supervision team master's theses (Associate Professor and GLU). Use of AI in the master's thesis. Entrepreneurship master's in (GLU master)

Phd-emne: Advanced Qualitative Analysis (RTA)

Research

Professional development work and research

Field of interest: Relevant topics - physical education and sports in school (subject didactics), qualitative methods, etc.

Is concerned with close and good cooperation with the field of practice, active contributor to professional development for school and teacher education, in physical education and sports subjects. Collaboration with the field of practice through, among other things, the grant schemes (Dekomp), the website LIFT (physical education and sports subjects in school) and Fagforum Agder (upper secondary school).

Member of the research group for ROPE (Research in Outdoor- and Physical Education).

See publications for peer-reviewed and published work

Publications

  • Johansen, Bjørn Tore; Byrkjedal, Per Thomas; Johnsen, Are Walman; Madsen, Adrian Galdal & Kaarstein, Erik (2026). When technology meets judgment: outcome of football referees’ disciplinary decision-making after the implementation of VAR in the English Premier League. Frontiers in Psychology. 17. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1769008. Full text in Research Archive
  • Kaarstein, Erik & Aasland, Erik (2025). Representasjoner av kroppslig læring slik det kommer til uttrykk gjennom kroppsøvingslæreres artikulasjoner. Journal for Research in Arts and Sports Education. 9(3), p. 1–18. doi: 10.23865/jased.v9.7348. Full text in Research Archive
  • Johansen, Bjørn Tore; Kaarstein, Erik & Kjær, Ingirid Geirsdatter Heald (2024). Begrepsavklaringer i LK20. In Røynesdal, Øystein & Thorjussen, Ingfrid M. (Ed.), Kroppsøving i praksis: læreplanbegreper, klasseledelse og undervisningsmetode. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 9788215063744. p. 43–58. Full text in Research Archive

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  • Kaarstein, Erik (2025). Nettressurs: Kroppsøving og idrettsfag i skolen. doi: https:/lift.uia.no/ressurser/kroppsoving-og-idrettsfag-i-skolen/. Full text in Research Archive
  • Kaarstein, Erik & Aasland, Erik (2025). Representasjoner av kroppslig læring slik det kommer til uttrykk gjennom kroppsøvingslæreres artikulasjoner. Full text in Research Archive
  • Kaarstein, Erik (2025). Kompetanse i kroppsøving: Fra prat til handling - fvn.no. doi: https:/www.fvn.no/sport/i/OoG2dk/kompetanse-i-kroppsoeving-fra-prat-til-handling. Full text in Research Archive
  • Kaarstein, Erik (2025). Å planlegge for læring i kroppsøving. doi: https:/www.utdanningsforbundet.no/globalassets/larerhverdagen/fagnettverk/kroppsoving-a2_2025_09_15.pdf. Full text in Research Archive
  • Kaarstein, Erik (2025). Vurderingspraksis i kroppsøving (u. trinn og vgs.) - webinar (nasjonalt) i regi av Utdanningsforbundet. Full text in Research Archive
  • Kaarstein, Erik & Johansen, Bjørn Tore (2024). Øver du, eller trener du? Fædrelandsvennen. ISSN 0805-3790. Full text in Research Archive
  • Kaarstein, Erik & Øvrevik, Geir (2024). Kroppsøving: Vurderes det som vurderes skal? Full text in Research Archive
  • Kaarstein, Erik & Johansen, Bjørn Tore (2024). Øver du, eller trener du? Full text in Research Archive
  • Kaarstein, Erik (2024). Vurdering i kroppsøving og Kroppslig læring - i praksis (vgs.). Full text in Research Archive
  • Kaarstein, Erik & Christiansen, Kari (2021). Husker du hvordan gymtimene var? Full text in Research Archive
  • Kaarstein, Erik & Christiansen, Kari (2021). Husker du hvordan gymtimene var? Full text in Research Archive
  • Kaarstein, Erik & Christiansen, Kari (2021). Husker du hvordan gymtimene var? Full text in Research Archive
  • Wergeland, Birgitte & Kaarstein, Erik (2021). En prat om DeKomp. [Internet]. https://www.uia.no/om-uia/podkast/laeringspodden. Full text in Research Archive
  • Kaarstein, Erik & Christiansen, Kari (2021). Husker du hvordan gymtimene var? Full text in Research Archive
  • Aanensen, Mariette; Kaarstein, Erik; Torkildsen, Gjermund & Weider, Bård Olav (2021). Læringspodden: Vurdering etter nye forskrifter. Full text in Research Archive

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